THE DECLARATION Of Captain HOTHAM Sent to the Parliament, wherein he showeth the Reasons of his marching into the County of York, with some troops of Horse and Foot, as also why he consented not to the treaty of Peace agreed upon by some of the Gentlemen of that County.  
Imprimatur, H. Elsing. Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.  
LONDON, Printed for Richard Best, October 11. 1642.   

The Declaration of Captain Hotham, sent to the Parliament, wherein he showeth the Reasons of his marching into the County of York, with some Troops of Horse, etc.  
WHereas divers illaffected Persons seeking the ruin of Religion and the public liberty have procured illegal Commissions to be issued out unto them thereby to get a colour to deceive those that naturally sift not into the bottom of their pretences and to perfect their De. designs, have by fear and terror caused divers persons to send in their arms and horses for them to make use of. And whosoever refused to second them in their violent courses, they have of some seized their persons, and of others plundered their houses, as of Master Carter the Minister, Thomas Lake of (Castleford, and divers others during the Treaty, and M. Nevil hath made Proclamation in Wakefield, that whomsoever shall not assist them, themselves, wives and children shall be seized on, and their houses razed to the ground To prevent these mighty violences, and to give a stop to these miseries, that the Subjects every where groaned under, I was forced to make use of that power and authority the Parliament the great Protector of the Oppressed) had put into my hands, to march into this County with some troops of Horse and Foot, and to give a breathing to these Oppressions. In pursuance of which, contrary to my Order, and express Command, the unruly soldiers have committed some misdemeanours, for which there have been divers punished, and all care shall hereafter be taken to keep them in order and obedience. And my not observing the last pacification, I expressly declared, that I could never give my consent to anything, wherein the Parliament advise and consent was not first asked, neither do I conceive it to be by any general consent seeing there was six for the West-riding, and 〈◊〉 for the North and East. And that all liberty is given to transport the Ordnance now in this County to the King, to the great dis-service of the Parliament, and an association to 07 obey neither as if the County were independent to the King, Parliament, or the rest of the Kingdom.  
And I do here profess, I have no other end in this business, but to give assistance to those that are by violence oppressed, for doing their duties in performing the commands of the Parliament, and bringing to punishment those that have been the causers of all these unhappy breaches betwixt the King and his people, and have been so declared by Parliament. For the effecting of which I doubt not of the assistance of all those that are sensible what it is to have neither Religion or Liberty, but at other men's pleasures. This I thought fit to testify to the World, that men may be no more deluded with specious pretences. And this is all that I aim at, and therefore have sent abroad this Declaration, attested under my hand.  
john Hotham. Cawood 6. Octob. 1642.